The provided text is a transcript of an online class instructing beginners on how to use layers in Adobe Photoshop. The instructor, Imran, explains the fundamentals of the layers panel, covering topics such as background layers, normal layers, opacity, and fill. The lesson also explores the different types of locks available for layers, including transparent pixels, image pixels, and position locks. Furthermore, the tutorial goes into blending modes, demonstrating how they affect the interaction of layers, specifically discussing dissolve, multiply, screen, overlay, and color modes. Finally, the lesson briefly reviews searching for layers, creating groups, and copying.

Photoshop Layers: A Comprehensive Study Guide

Quiz: Short Answer Questions

1. What is a background layer in Photoshop, and how does it differ from a normal layer?
2. Explain how to convert a background layer into a normal layer.
3. Describe the function of the Opacity and Fill settings in the Layers panel. What are some situations when you would use Opacity and when you would use Fill?
4. What are the three main types of layer locks, and how does each affect your ability to edit a layer?
5. How do you transform a layer in Photoshop, and what key should you press to maintain proportional scaling during transformation?
6. Explain the function of Blending Modes and provide two specific examples of how they can be used creatively.
7. Describe how the “Multiply” blending mode can be used to remove white backgrounds from images.
8. Explain how the “Screen” blending mode can be used to remove black backgrounds from images.
9. Describe how to create a group of layers and explain the benefits of organizing layers into groups.
10. Explain how to find a specific layer by searching by its name in the Layers panel.

Quiz Answer Key

1. A background layer is the initial layer in a new or opened image, often locked and unmovable. A normal layer is unlocked, allowing for modifications like moving, opacity changes, and transformations.
2. To convert a background layer to a normal layer, double-click on the background layer where it is written. A dialog box will appear, allowing you to rename the layer, and upon clicking “OK,” it becomes a normal layer (Layer 0).
3. Opacity controls the overall transparency of the layer, making everything on the layer more or less visible. Fill affects the transparency of the pixels on the layer but doesn’t affect layer styles. Opacity is good for adjusting the overall visibility, while Fill can be useful when working with layer styles to make color or gradients transparent without affecting the effects.
4. The three main types of layer locks are: Lock Transparent Pixels (prevents painting on transparent areas), Lock Image Pixels (prevents any drawing on the layer), and Lock Position (prevents moving the layer).
5. To transform a layer, select it in the Layers panel and press Ctrl+T (Command+T on Mac) to activate the Transform tool. Press the Shift key while scaling to maintain proportional scaling.
6. Blending Modes change how a layer interacts with the layers beneath it, altering the colors and tones. Multiply removes white and darkens the image, useful for placing dark line art over a background. Screen removes black and lightens the image, useful for placing white designs over a background.
7. The “Multiply” blending mode makes white pixels transparent, allowing the content below the layer to show through. This is useful for removing white backgrounds from line art or sketches.
8. The “Screen” blending mode makes black pixels transparent, allowing the content below the layer to show through. This is useful for placing a white design on a dark or colorful background.
9. To create a group, select multiple layers by clicking while holding Shift or Ctrl (Command on Mac) and then press Ctrl+G (Command+G on Mac). Grouping organizes layers, simplifies moving and copying related elements together, and reduces clutter in the Layers panel.
10. In the Layers panel, there is a search bar at the top. Type the name (or part of the name) of the layer you’re looking for into the search bar, and Photoshop will filter the Layers panel to show only the layers that match your search term.

Essay Questions

1. Discuss the importance of layers in Photoshop and how they contribute to non-destructive editing. Provide examples of how layers are used to create complex image manipulations and designs.
2. Compare and contrast the different layer blending modes in Photoshop, explaining how they affect the interaction between layers. Illustrate your answer with specific examples of how different blending modes can be used to achieve various effects.
3. Explain the various layer locking options available in Photoshop and how they can be used to protect and control the elements of a design. Provide specific scenarios where each type of lock would be beneficial.
4. Describe the process of importing images into Photoshop as layers and discuss different methods for positioning and arranging layers within a composition.
5. Discuss the concept of layer opacity and fill in Photoshop, highlighting the similarities and differences between these two settings. Explain how they can be used creatively to create subtle effects and enhance visual designs.

Glossary of Key Terms

• Layer: A single level in a Photoshop file that can contain images, text, or effects, allowing for independent editing and manipulation.
• Background Layer: The default, usually locked, layer that is automatically created when a new Photoshop document is opened.
• Normal Layer: An unlocked layer that can be freely moved, edited, and manipulated with all available Photoshop tools.
• Opacity: A setting that controls the transparency of a layer, allowing you to see through it to the layers below.
• Fill: A setting similar to opacity that controls the transparency of the content on a layer but does not affect layer styles.
• Layer Locking: A feature that prevents certain types of edits to a layer, such as moving, painting, or modifying transparent pixels.
• Transform: To change the size, shape, or orientation of a layer using tools like scaling, rotating, and skewing.
• Blending Modes: Options that determine how a layer interacts with the layers below it, affecting color, brightness, and overall appearance.
• Multiply: A blending mode that darkens the image by multiplying the colors of the selected layer with the colors of the layers below.
• Screen: A blending mode that lightens the image by screening the colors of the selected layer with the colors of the layers below.
• Overlay: A blending mode that combines the effects of Multiply and Screen, darkening dark areas and lightening light areas.
• Hue: A blending mode that applies the color (hue) of a layer to the layers below while retaining their luminance and saturation.
• Group: A container that holds multiple layers, allowing you to organize and manipulate them as a single unit.
• Transparent Pixels: Areas of a layer that have no color or opacity, allowing the layers below to show through.
• Artboard: A canvas-like area within a Photoshop document that allows designers to work on multiple layouts or designs in a single file.
• Blending Options: A more comprehensive set of effects you can apply to a layer.

Photoshop Layers: A Beginner’s Guide

Okay, here’s a briefing document summarizing the key themes and ideas from the provided transcript of the Photoshop tutorial:

Briefing Document: Photoshop Layers Tutorial

Source: Excerpts from “01.pdf” (Transcript of a Photoshop Beginner Series Class #3)

Main Theme: Understanding and utilizing the Layers Panel in Adobe Photoshop. The tutorial aims to demystify layers and demonstrate their fundamental functionalities in a practical, hands-on manner.

Key Concepts and Ideas:

1. Background Layer vs. Normal Layers:

• The tutorial starts by explaining the difference between a “Background Layer” (the default layer when opening an image) and a “Normal Layer.”
• The Background Layer is initially locked and restricted, preventing movement or modification without conversion: “Now this background layer is such a layer that you cannot even move it, you cannot do anything. As soon as you drag it, it says convert to normal layer.”
• Converting the Background Layer to a Normal Layer unlocks its potential, allowing for opacity adjustments, transformations, and other manipulations. Double-clicking the background layer allows conversion.
• Normal layers have accessible options like opacity and are not locked by default, unlike the background layer.

1. Layer Manipulation (Opacity, Fill, Ordering):

• Opacity: Adjusting the opacity of a layer makes it more transparent, allowing underlying layers to show through. “In this you have all the features like you can move it to the right and you can lower its opacity from here so what is the opacity obviously it becomes a little transparent.”
• Fill: While similar to opacity in initial appearance, Fill has different applications which will be covered in more detail when layer styles/blending options are discussed later. “well if you look down in this, then you have an option given to fill, the work of fill is something else…if you understand, then it is exactly like opacity, right, so it is your choice, whether you use opacity or fill, both will have the same work, for now”
• Layer Ordering: Layers can be rearranged in the Layers Panel to control which elements appear on top of others in the image. Dragging layers up or down changes their visual priority.
• Importing Images as Layers: Images can be added as new layers through drag-and-drop or copy-pasting (Control+A, Control+C, Control+V). “…apart from drag and drop, you can also do this, if you are not able to drag and drop, then there is no problem, control A means select all, control C means copy and coming here, control V means paste…”

1. Layer Locking Options:

• Photoshop provides various locking options to protect layers from unwanted modifications:
• Lock Transparent Pixels: Prevents painting or editing on transparent areas of the layer. You can only paint on the existing pixels. “see, the paint is not happening here because all the transparent pixels of this layer are locked…if I paint here, it will be done…”
• Lock Image Pixels: Disables all painting or editing directly on the layer’s content. “…locked image pixels, now as I locked this, see, this also got locked, that means now I cannot draw anything on this layer…”
• Lock Position: Prevents the layer from being moved or transformed. “You cannot move this layer, you cannot transform it…I can work on the entire layer but I cannot move this layer.”
• Lock All: Completely locks the layer, disabling all editing and movement. It makes the layer act like the background layer and deactivates any layer-based modifications. “By lock all, it means that this layer of yours has been totally locked and now you can neither move it nor create anything on it.”
• Auto Nesting Lock (Artboards): The tutorial mentions a lock related to artboards (introduced in later versions of Photoshop) that prevents layers from accidentally moving between or nesting within different artboards. This topic is briefly addressed but not explored in depth due to its complexity for beginner users. “Auto nesting into and out of artboards…this lock was not there even in 2015 because there were no artboards in it”

1. Blending Modes:

• Blending modes control how a layer interacts with the layers beneath it, creating various visual effects.
• The tutorial introduces several key blending modes:
• Dissolve: Turns off random pixels based on the opacity set, creating a grainy or textured look. “as I lower the opacity, it will start turning off some random pixels…here random pixels are turning off…”
• Multiply: Removes white colors, leaving only the darker tones of the layer visible. “…if you want the white color to disappear completely and the black color to remain purely here…you just go and delete the image. We have to multiply it…”
• Screen: Removes black colors, leaving only the lighter tones of the layer visible. “…the black will disappear completely and you will be left with white…”
• Overlay: Combines both dark and light colors, making the image darker where the overlaying layer is black and lighter where it is white. “wherever I had black, my image became dark and wherever I had white, my image became bright from there.”
• Color: Applies the hue and saturation of the blending layer to the base layer, while maintaining the luminosity of the base layer. “…your normal layer was on some blue tone…it will give a blue color to the overall layer…you can even do this, paint on a black and white picture and change its mode color, then it becomes color…”
• The instructor emphasizes that experimenting with different blending modes is crucial to understanding their effects, as the results can be unpredictable based on the colors involved. “you cannot predict what result will come with which colour…it is a bit of a matter of trial and error, you can use where you like it…”
• Inverting colors is done by going to Image -> Adjustments -> Invert, or pressing Control + I. This can be useful to convert blacks to whites to apply blending modes effectively.

1. Layer Management (Searching, Grouping):

• The tutorial demonstrates how to search for specific layers by name or type using the search bar at the top of the Layers Panel.
• Layers can be grouped together into folders for better organization. Selecting multiple layers and pressing Control+G creates a group. “you can create a group by selecting all of them together…control-G will group.”
• Groups can be moved, copied, and manipulated as a single unit. “The advantage of this group is that all the layers in it will remain in one place. You can move it or even copy it.”

Target Audience: Beginners learning Photoshop.

Overall Tone: The tutorial is presented in a friendly and approachable manner, with the instructor using simple language and practical examples to illustrate the concepts.

Key Takeaway: The Layers Panel is the cornerstone of Photoshop, and understanding its features is essential for creating complex and well-organized image edits. Experimentation and practice are encouraged to master the various layer options and blending modes.

Photoshop Layers: FAQs and Essential Techniques

Here are 8 frequently asked questions (FAQs) about working with layers in Adobe Photoshop, based on the provided document.

Q1: What is a background layer in Photoshop, and how does it differ from a normal layer?

A background layer is the default layer you see when you create a new image or open an existing one in Photoshop. It’s initially locked, meaning you can’t move it or directly adjust its opacity. To unlock it and gain full editing capabilities, you need to double-click the background layer in the Layers panel. This converts it into a normal layer (Layer 0, by default), unlocking options like opacity control, blending modes, and the ability to move and transform the layer. A normal layer is not locked by default, allowing for immediate modifications.

Q2: How can I add an image to an existing Photoshop file as a new layer?

There are two primary methods:

1. Drag and Drop: Open the image you want to add. Select the “Move” tool. Click and drag the image from its current window to the tab of your target Photoshop file. Wait for the target file’s canvas to display (you’ll see a white border around it) and release the mouse button to drop the image as a new layer.
2. Copy and Paste: Open the image you want to add. Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Cmd+A (Mac) to select the entire image. Press Ctrl+C (Windows) or Cmd+C (Mac) to copy it. Go to your target Photoshop file and press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac) to paste the image as a new layer.

Q3: What are the different types of layer locks available in Photoshop, and what does each one do?

Photoshop offers several layer lock options, each restricting different aspects of layer editing:

• Lock Transparent Pixels: This prevents you from painting or modifying any of the transparent areas on the layer. You can only paint on the opaque parts of the layer. You can still move the layer.
• Lock Image Pixels: This prevents you from directly painting or making any pixel-level edits to the layer content. You can still move and transform the layer.
• Lock Position: This prevents you from moving the layer, but you can still make edits to its content (unless other locks are also active).
• Lock All: This completely locks the layer, preventing any changes whatsoever, including moving, editing, or adjusting opacity. It essentially behaves like the original background layer before it’s unlocked.
• Auto Nesting into and out of Artboards (CC 2017+): This lock prevents the automatic movement of layers between different Artboards.

Q4: What’s the difference between “Opacity” and “Fill” in the Layers panel?

Initially, “Opacity” and “Fill” may appear to do the same thing: make a layer more transparent. However, the difference lies in how they affect layer styles and blending options. “Opacity” affects the entire layer, including any layer styles applied to it. “Fill” only affects the layer’s content pixels, leaving any applied layer styles at full opacity. The document states they function similarly until Layer Styles or Blending Options are used.

Q5: What are Blending Modes, and how can they be used to modify the appearance of layers?

Blending Modes determine how a layer interacts with the layers below it. They offer various ways to blend the colors and tones of layers, creating a wide range of effects. Some common blending modes include:

• Dissolve: Creates a grainy, pixelated effect by randomly turning off pixels based on opacity.
• Darken Modes (e.g., Multiply): These modes darken the image. Multiply removes white colors, keeping only black tones.
• Lighten Modes (e.g., Screen): These modes lighten the image. Screen removes black colors, keeping only white tones.
• Overlay: Highlights both dark and light colors within an image
• Color: Can be used to color black and white pictures.

The narrator suggests experimenting with different blending modes and using the arrow keys to see which option suits you best.

Q6: How can I remove a white background from an image using blending modes?

The easiest way to remove a purely white background from an image placed on a layer above other content is to change the layer’s blending mode to “Multiply”. This mode makes white pixels transparent, allowing the content beneath to show through, while keeping the black pixels visible.

Q7: How can I invert the colors of a layer?

To invert the colors of a layer (e.g., turning black to white and vice versa), select the layer and press Ctrl+I (Windows) or Cmd+I (Mac), or go to Image > Adjustments > Invert. This will reverse the color values of the pixels on that layer.

Q8: How can I group layers together, and what are the benefits of doing so?

To group layers, select the desired layers in the Layers panel. You can select multiple contiguous layers by clicking on the first layer, holding down the Shift key, and then clicking on the last layer. For non-contiguous layers, click the first layer, hold down the Ctrl/Cmd key, and then click on each additional layer you want to include in the group. Once the layers are selected, press Ctrl+G (Windows) or Cmd+G (Mac) to create a group. Alternatively, click the “Create a new group” icon (folder icon) at the bottom of the Layers panel. Benefits of grouping layers include:

• Organization: Keeps your Layers panel tidy and manageable, especially in complex projects with many layers.
• Collective Transformations: Allows you to move, transform, or apply effects to the entire group as a single unit.
• Copying and Pasting The entire group can be copied and pasted elsewhere.

Photoshop Layers: Management, Blending, and Properties

The Layers panel in Photoshop contains multiple options that allow you to manipulate and organize different elements of an image.

Background Layer:

• When you open an image in Photoshop, it often appears as a background layer which is locked.
• A locked background layer cannot be moved or have its opacity adjusted until it is converted to a normal layer by double-clicking it.
• Once converted to a normal layer, you can rename it and access all the features like opacity control.

Normal Layers:

• Normal layers have all options available, such as opacity and blending modes.
• These layers are not locked and allow for full manipulation.

Moving Images Between Layers/Files:

• You can drag and drop images between files using the move tool.
• Alternatively, you can copy (Control+C) and paste (Control+V) images between files.

Opacity and Fill:

• Opacity adjusts the transparency of a layer.
• Fill also affects transparency, but its full effect is realized with layer styles or blending options.
• For now, opacity and fill can be considered the same.

Locks:

• Lock Transparent Pixels: Prevents painting on transparent areas of the layer.
• When enabled, you can only draw on the non-transparent parts of the layer.
• If transparent pixels are unlocked, using “alt + backspace” will fill the entire layer with color.
• Lock Image Pixels: Prevents any drawing or editing on the layer but still allows moving and transforming it.
• Lock Position: Prevents moving the layer.
• You can work on the layer, but its position remains fixed.
• Lock All: Completely locks the layer, preventing any modifications.
• Disables all features, similar to a background layer.
• Auto Nesting (Artboard): Prevents automatic movement of layers between artboards.
• This lock ensures that when working with multiple artboards, the artwork stays within its intended artboard.

Blending Modes:

• Blending modes affect how layers interact with each other.
• Dissolve: Turns off random pixels as opacity is lowered, creating a grainy effect.
• Multiply: Removes white colors, leaving only the black colors.
• Useful for removing white backgrounds from images.
• Screen: Removes black colors, leaving only the white colors.
• Inverting colors (Control+I) can switch black to white and vice versa, useful with the Screen blending mode.
• Overlay: Highlights both light and dark colors.
• Dark areas become darker, and light areas become lighter.
• Hue: Applies a color tone to the layer.
• Color: Can be used to colorize black and white images.
• Luminous: Retains the colors from the layer below.

Layer Search:

• You can search for layers by name or effect.
• Filter layers by type (image, pixel, adjustment layer, etc.).

Layer Management:

• Delete Layer: Click the layer and delete it.
• Groups:
• You can group layers by selecting them and pressing Control+G.
• Groups act like folders, keeping layers organized.
• Groups can be moved and copied.

Photoshop: Converting Background Layers to Normal Layers

When an image is first opened in Photoshop, it often appears as a background layer, which has certain restrictions. To unlock the full potential for editing, this background layer needs to be converted into a normal layer.

Here’s how you can convert a background layer to a normal layer and the implications of doing so:

• Conversion Process: To convert a background layer into a normal layer, simply double-click on the background layer in the Layers panel. A dialog box will appear, allowing you to rename the layer. Upon clicking “OK”, the background layer is transformed into a normal layer.
• Features of a Normal Layer: Once the layer is converted, it becomes a normal layer, unlocking several features:
• Moveable: The layer can be moved freely within the canvas.
• Opacity Adjustments: You can adjust the opacity of the layer, making it more or less transparent.
• Blending Modes: Access to blending modes, which allow you to change how the layer interacts with the layers beneath it.
• Unlocked: The layer is no longer locked, meaning you can make any modifications you like.

Moving Images Between Layers and Files in Photoshop

To move images between layers or files in Photoshop, you can use the drag-and-drop method. Here’s how:

• Using the Move Tool: Select the move tool in Photoshop.
• Dragging the Image: Click on the image you want to move and drag it.
• Moving Between Files: If you are moving the image to another file, drag the image to the destination file’s tab. Once you hover over the tab, the destination file will open. Then, drag the image onto the canvas of the destination file and release the mouse button to drop the image. A white border around the canvas indicates where you are dropping the image.

Alternatively, you can also copy and paste images between files:

• Copy: Select all (Control+A) the contents of the image you wish to move, and then copy it (Control+C).
• Paste: Go to the destination file and paste (Control+V) the image.

Photoshop: Locking Transparent Pixels in Layers

The Lock Transparent Pixels option in Photoshop’s Layers panel allows you to restrict drawing or painting only to the non-transparent areas of a layer. When this lock is enabled, the transparent pixels of the layer are protected, and you can only modify the parts of the layer that already contain content.

Here’s a breakdown of how it works:

• Functionality: When you lock transparent pixels, you prevent any modifications to the transparent areas of the selected layer. This means you can only draw or paint on the parts of the layer that already have pixels.
• Visual Indicator: A small lock icon appears on the layer in the Layers panel when transparent pixels are locked.
• Use Case: This lock is useful when you want to add details or shading to an object on a layer without accidentally painting outside its boundaries.
• Behavior:
• With transparent pixels locked, attempting to draw on a transparent area will have no effect.
• Drawing on existing, non-transparent pixels will work as expected.
• Filling the Layer: If transparent pixels are unlocked, using “Alt + Backspace” will fill the entire layer with the foreground color, overwriting any existing content. If the transparent pixels are locked, “Alt + Backspace” will only fill the non-transparent pixels.
• Moving and Transforming: Locking transparent pixels does not prevent you from moving or transforming the layer. You can still adjust the position and size of the layer, but you cannot alter its transparent areas.

Photoshop Blending Modes: A Comprehensive Guide

Blending modes in Photoshop are used to determine how layers interact with each other, creating various effects. Here’s a detailed overview of how to use blending modes:

• Accessing Blending Modes: Blending modes are located at the top of the Layers panel. They offer a range of options that change how the selected layer blends with the layers beneath it.
• Types of Blending Modes and Their Uses:
• Dissolve: This mode turns off random pixels as the opacity is lowered, creating a grainy or textured effect. When the opacity is reduced, instead of becoming transparent, random pixels disappear.
• Darken Modes: This set of modes generally produces darker colors or removes lighter colors.
• Multiply: This mode removes white colors, leaving only the black colors. It is useful for removing white backgrounds from images.
• Lighten Modes: These modes generally produce lighter colors or remove darker colors.
• Screen: This mode removes black colors, leaving only the white colors. Inverting the colors (Control+I) can switch black to white and vice versa, which is useful with the Screen blending mode.
• Overlay: This mode highlights both light and dark colors. Dark areas become darker, and light areas become lighter. It makes the image dark where there is black and light where there is white.
• Hue: This mode applies a color tone to the layer. For example, applying a blue hue will give the overall layer a blue tone.
• Color: This mode can be used to colorize black and white images.
• Luminous: This mode retains the colors from the layer below, making them prominent regardless of the color applied on the current layer.
• Practical Applications and Tips:
• Removing White Backgrounds: Use the Multiply blending mode to make white backgrounds disappear, leaving only the darker elements.
• Removing Black Backgrounds: Use the Screen blending mode to remove black backgrounds and keep the white elements.
• Creating Overlays: The Overlay mode is useful for creating effects where both light and dark areas are enhanced.
• Colorizing: Use the Color mode to add specific colors to an image, especially useful for black and white photos.
• Experimentation: Since the results of blending modes can vary based on the colors and content of the layers, it’s often necessary to experiment to achieve the desired effect. You can cycle through different blending modes using the arrow keys to see the results in real-time.
• Non-Predictable Results: Some blending modes produce results that may not be immediately predictable, especially with colored images. Trial and error can help in understanding their effects.

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[Music] Assalam Walekum Welcome to GF, a mentor, I am your teacher Imran and today this is our class number three of Photoshop beginner series and today our topic is layers, that is, the layers panel on the right end, some students find it a little scary, a little frightening, but it is not that much of a problem, I had given you guys the idea of ​​layers earlier that layers are very important, let’s see today what other options do we get with layers and how easy the layers panel is, you can find things very easily with great fun, so let’s see, so first of all I am taking a new file from here and see, I am telling you the options of some layers from the very basic point of view and I am telling you the options of this one of 1000, 500, well it does not matter, you can take any size and so let’s suppose here if you see, you have the background, if this is now our focus today is on this panel, the entire layer’s end The first thing that you see is if you take a new image or even open any image, you see this background layer. In this, if I open any image, so let’s suppose I am opening this image and okay, so as soon as I open this image, you can see here in it, here also you have a background layer. Now this background layer is such a layer that you cannot even move it, you cannot do anything. As soon as you drag it, it says convert to normal layer. Now what is this normal layer? Normal layer is such a layer in which all these options like opacity etc. are present. This layer is not locked. Normal layer is locked in this way. Look here, if you notice carefully, there is a small lock, right, so this layer is locked. If instead of this, I take a layer above and suppose I create anything on it and let’s take this yellow color and paint it here. Okay, now as I painted, this layer is a normal layer. In this you have all the features like you can move it to the right and you can lower its opacity from here so what is the opacity obviously it becomes a little transparent okay below this you have the fill given here now this fill etc. is obviously present on it but what if you want that we can use this background layer on top and we can lower the opacity on it then we can simply do this work that double click on it like on the background layer you have to simply double click where it is written and this layer zero will be given its name itself if you want you can change its name you will click ok as soon as you click ok here you have the layer zero converted now see you have all these features and in fact if I want that yes I keep this yellow colour layer of mine below and I keep it on top now why should I keep it on top maybe I wanted to lower its opacity see this and and it is possible that I want to change its I wanted to cut a little, like suppose I selected this much part and deleted it, so now see, it’s a simple thing that I wanted this yellow color below and this layer of mine is coming on top, so yes, this is possible only when you have this normal layer or transparent layer, right after your background layer, which is coming to you and that is your transparent layer, you know, okay, if you see here, now it is not necessary that you create something, you can also bring another image, so let’s bring some other image open and I am opening this image and I am simply dragging it with the move tool to this tab and leaving it here, so what will happen is that simply a copy of it will come to us here, so I dragged this image from here and dropped it here, see, apart from drag and drop, you can also do this, if you are not able to drag and drop, then there is no problem, control A means select all, control C means copy and coming here, control V means paste, so you can also do these things You can do it, it is not necessary that you only do drag and drop, so if you want to do drag and drop, then I will tell you once again that simply you will go to this file and drag and which tool will you use, this move tool, okay, by dragging with this you have to come up on this tab, now come down and see here, you will see a white border on or around your entire canvas, okay, this shows where you are dropping, right, now as soon as you release the mouse button, this image will come here, okay, so it is quite simple, now see here in this, if I am lowering its opacity, then this is happening, okay, well if you look down in this, then you have an option given to fill, the work of fill is something else, when we will see layer styles or blending options, we will not see in today’s class, we will see later, but we will see it is very useful, but for now, if you understand, then it is exactly like opacity, right, so it is your choice, whether you use opacity or fill, both will have the same work, for now Its further work is that we will see in some other class but we will definitely see that if you come here next to it, then you have some locks given, so for example if I lock this one, this is your transparent pixels lock transparent pixels, as soon as I lock it, see, a small lock has been formed here, but in locking it your layer has not been completely locked, you can still move it, okay, you can even transform, now what is transform, how will it happen, if you press control t, then you can transform any layer, so as soon as I pressed control t, see, here you have got this bounding box, now you can make it smaller, you can destroy it like this, so if you do not want to destroy it, then please press shift so that it can be proportionally smaller or bigger, okay, so I proportionally reduced it a little and now brought it here and as soon as you finalize, your editing or transformation is finalized, so please press enter on this now So after pressing enter, now see, its size has become smaller, now see what was the advantage of this lock, as I said, you have locked it, but even after locking, your layer is moving, so let’s say I want to paint something here, see, the paint is not happening here because all the transparent pixels of this layer are locked, yes, of course, if I paint here, it will be done, so this can be done very easily, you can do things like this and the interesting thing is that if your transparent pixels are locked, then you can simply do all back space, so just like the foreground color is filled, you can fill here, and if these transparent pixels of yours are not locked, then if you do all back space, then your entire layer will be filled with color and that image of yours will be gone, okay, so just remember now that locked transparent pixels means all the extra area, that is, if I hide the layer below for a while, then you will see that yes, this entire layer is transparent. Pixels are these, they are locked, so if you come here moving the brush or you are drawing anything with any tool, then you will be able to draw only in that area which is not locked, that means what was locked, only the transparent area, after this if I unlock this and lock this one, so what is this, locked image pixels, now as I locked this, see, this also got locked, that means now I cannot draw anything on this layer, as soon as I try to draw, it is giving me an error that I could not use the brush tool because the layer is locked, but still I can move it, I can transform it and it’s quite easy, it’s just that now you cannot create anything on this layer, okay, next you are coming to this, this will be your locked position, now in this you cannot move this layer, you cannot transform it, I am doing control T, nothing is happening, okay, but remember I had unlocked both of them just now, so that It means that I can work on the entire layer but I cannot move this layer. So, many times we need to work on something but we don’t want to move it. So, we just lock its position. Yes, this can also be done. For example, you said that it should not move and the secondary transparent pixels should be locked. So, now you see, if I am moving the brush, it is happening only in this part and you are not able to move this layer. So, look here, these two types of locks have been added to you. Okay, so now I have unlocked all of them. This is a new lock that has come to you. I guess, this was added since CC 2017. Auto nesting into and out of artboards. Well, it is related to artboard. At this time, there is no artboard in our file. I am stopping it for now. When we will see the artboards, I will definitely tell you guys about it. Otherwise, you guys will get confused. Let it come here. By the way, by the way, this This lock was not there even in 2015 because there were no artboards in it, right, so as far as artboards are concerned, or I think they were, I don’t know, I don’t remember, but it was definitely not there in CS6. In CS6, there were only one or two or four locks. Well, let me tell you the advantage of this artboard is that when we are working on multiple artboards, it should not automatically move to another artboard, it should not get nested. Problems arise sometimes that this artwork was here, it was on this artboard and then it is also in that artboard. It was found that when I removed it from one place, it got removed from the other place as well. So, this is a lock to prevent that nesting. So, right now you guys might get a little confused about this. Just forget it, there is no issue in this. We will look into it later. Now next, you have this lock all. By lock all, it means that this layer of yours has been totally locked and now you can neither move it nor create anything on it. You cannot do anything. It has become exactly like your Opacity means the background layer got locked in the same way and all the features above got disabled so let me tell you one more thing that all your locks are fine apart from this you can lower the opacity etc. in all of them but remember that if you lock all then all your things will also get disabled so I believe you guys must have understood locks very well next we have a very important thing given here see I am actually going from below and will keep coming up now this is we have blending modes in photo photoshop however this thing is also present in illustrator but it is used so much in photoshop on layers in fact apart from layers it is present in many places blending modes so if you understand blending mode here then you will also understand to a great extent wherever it is available in other tools so first of all so see one thing that if I am using this image When I am lowering the opacity, it is becoming more graduated, okay, but if I come from here and change its blending mode, dissolving is happening, so you can control this thing through these options, these are called blending modes, blending options are a different thing, these are blending modes, okay, so if I do dissolving option, there is no problem, yes, if I lower its opacity now, then something different will happen, this is a grainy, noisy result, you are getting the result, now what is happening, if I zoom it a lot and I make its opacity full, then you will understand now that as I lower the opacity, it will start turning off some random pixels, that means see, usually when we lower the opacity, the pixels start turning transparent, here it is not becoming transparent, here random pixels are turning off, so because of which you have a big A very textured kind of result is coming out directly if I zoom out to the right so this is [music] the results that will come out will be like this which is unpredictable because different results are coming with every colour in these yes let me tell you a few things like if you look here it is dark noon you can see here there is a line so this is a complete set which will always be giving you the response of dark colours or will be giving the result of dark colours as soon as I do this you have dark colours and light colours will get removed okay and there is a multiply in it which is being used very intensively if we want to remove white completely now for example I have closed this image and let’s open an image which is a little different this is an image I have taken and although it has transparent pixels I suppose I will make it white and merge it okay how I did the merge is a matter of later control This is a shortcut. No matter how many layers you want to merge, we don’t do it manually. I am doing this only to explain to you that this is such an image which has black and white artwork. There is no other color in it, it is only purely black or purely white. I am bringing this image to this image of mine. Now I have brought it here. Let’s zoom in and see. I want the white color to be completely removed from this image. So if you are thinking that I should select it with the magic wand. Well, it is possible that with the magic wand, you can remove all these contents, etc., and click on white and press delete, then yes it will be done. But sometimes there are some issues. Anyway, this can also be solved. But I want to tell you a very different technique than this. Sometimes we do too much work with these blending modes. Now remember that if you want the white color to disappear completely and the black color to remain purely here, you don’t have to do anything, you just go and delete the image. We have to multiply it [Music] [Music] That’s straight, like here there is a division which is responding to dark colors and this one is responding to light colors, so if I look at light colors, here the screen is at second number, see here the multiply is at second number and in this second portion the screen is at second number, if I zoom in then the black pure will disappear, the black will disappear completely and you will be left with white, so now if you zoom in and see it, then you have simply white color and the black color has completely disappeared, well I will give you a small tip that if I have kept any of your layers in normal mode right now, if you press control I or go to image go to adjustment and you have a given invert, remember this is control I which we were using for selection, it was inverse shift control I this is only for selection but if you do image adjustment and invert then the colors will be inverted, that is black which It will be converted to white and the white will be converted to black. As soon as I click on it or press Control I on the keyboard, okay, what happened is that all the white that was there became black and all the black that was there became white. Now if I screen it, the black will disappear and this design of ours is present in front of you and you must have seen such artworks many times where there is an image at the back and a design is made on top of the white or some times text is placed, right, so I believe you must have understood this and it is a very useful thing. In this, you do not need any selection etc. Many times you simply pick up an image with a sketch or sketch it yourself and it is on a white paper, you simply placed it on top of the image, Control I it means it will be inverted and by multiplying or screening you can show your artwork. If you screen then white will be visible, if you multiply then black will be visible. Now, the third portion in this is highlighting both of yours, meaning both are visible. There are light colours as well as dark colours, so if I overlay it, then look carefully, wherever I had black, my image became dark and wherever I had white, my image became bright from there. If you look very carefully, see this here very clearly you can see that it was black here but the image is visible, all the content inside is visible from everywhere, but what is happening is that where there is black, it becomes dark, where there was white, it becomes light. Now remember, as I said in the beginning, there are so many of these, you cannot predict what result will come with which colour. So, if I bring a coloured image here, then you will get completely different things. I am picking up this image and bringing it here and see this, if I lighten it, then the light result will be coming, if I darken it, then the dark result will be coming, but then again in multiply, a little different colour in burn and different in linear burn and different and so on, but usually what do we do? We are doing that once we click here and by pressing down the arrow keys from the keyboard we are seeing, where we get a satisfactory result we stop there, so there is a bit of guess work involved in this, definitely we cannot call it fixed values, fixed values ​​two three, as I told you guys what dissolve does, everyone knows that as soon as you bring down the opacity, random pixels will go off, you will get a result of a little texture type or green type, what will multiply do, it will make your whites disappear completely, it will keep the blacks and what will screen do, it will make all your blacks disappear and keep the whites in front, right, the third one that I told you is overlay, what is overlay doing that it is showing both, right, b b again, if now you have a colored image, then a little different result is coming, yes, it is a bit of a matter of trial and error, you can use where you like it, but as you practice, you will get a good sense of it and You must be using these blending modes very confidently in creating things. Okay, lastly, there is some difference given here. It is giving very opposite results. Exclusion and then Subtract and Divide. So again, different results must be coming with each color. I am not going to tell you anything or anyone about what result will come from which. I am just telling you that you will get an idea that when you use these, you will start understanding. Now the next thing you have here is Hue. Hue is the color. Look, what is happening is that your normal layer was on some blue tone. That’s right, it will give a blue color to the overall layer. But if you want exactly the same colors, then color it. Now this color will be useful. Many times, we can take its help in coloring black and white pictures. So, for example, if we talk about this layer only, I am taking a new layer from here and here I am wanting I want this apple to become some other color, that means it should become blue. Now I am doing a strange thing, I know, I took the blue color and I made my brush a little smaller and pressed it a little, okay Rat, and I simply started painting on it. Now obviously, you all know that if I color it like this, it will look very bad. So do a very simple thing, make a selection of it. Please, I quickly took this quick selection and started selecting this L. Coming to this layer, I am making the brush bigger, I hope you all remember the previous class well. Okay, so I have selected this L. I will take a little part out of the selection. So I took this selection and I simply came to this new layer and filled it with blue color. Now obviously, it looks so bad that I mean the L has disappeared. You can do this, come from here and put its color mode, which is the blending mode, on color. What will happen is that your L will become blue. Obviously we have many other ways to change its color, very good ways for now, just for my beginners students, this is enough for them, you can even do this, paint on a black and white picture and change its mode color, then it becomes color, so to a large extent you can get your work done with this, Luminous is a bit strange and but what is happening with Luminous is that the color which was below will keep coming, now no matter what your color is from above, for example, even if I make it red, I filled it red, nothing happened, only green came, because actually green was in it, it will keep bringing it in front of you by making it prominent, so anyway don’t worry about this, which you are not able to understand, there is no issue at least right now you can play with multiply screen overlay and color in the beginning, well, okay, so I hope you guys must have understood everything till here, now if you come to the top, then these are some very interesting things placed here. Sometimes it happens that we have a file which has a lot of layers. Now if we want to select or search any of the many layers, then we can do it from here. Like for example, you tell me the name. Let’s say I said layer. As soon as I typed that, I saw that the background layer disappeared. And here the file with the name of the layer is visible. And you can also search by name. Sometimes you can search by some effect, bevel or emoji applied or what, we will see later. But it can also be that you can see the kind that like the image is pixels or rar or your adjustment layer. Now obviously there was no adjustment layer in it. Type layer is not there either. Vector layer is not there either. So whatever it is, you can directly turn it on from here and that particular type of layer will start appearing to you. Remember, in Illustrator, I mean sorry [music] [music], if you want to delete it, then you simply click on it. Go and it will keep asking you if you check ‘Don’t show again’ then it won’t ask you again. I usually keep it on so that if I accidentally click here, my layer doesn’t disappear and I do n’t even know about it. So I always keep it on. The second thing is that if you have a lot of layers, you can create a group by selecting all of them together. What happens in a group is that it becomes a kind of folder. So let’s suppose I selected all these layers, clicked on it, pressed shift and clicked here, these will be selected together. Or you can also do this, I clicked here, pressed control and clicked here and skipped it. If I press control-G, then control-G will group. See, you have a group. The advantage of this group is that all the layers in it will remain in one place. I will also explain it to you in a new file. Let’s say I have this one. Oh sorry, I created it on the background layer itself. Let’s say I have this one and I want to create some more layers. I make circles of different colours on different layers, like this one, I took another layer and let’s take one of these, so don’t worry, I have taken my brush in a blurry way. Now, I selected all these three layers by holding down shift. This, I clicked here, holding down shift, clicked here and control. What is the advantage of this? Now, this is your complete group. You can move it or even copy it. See how the copy will be done. If you drag with alt, it will be copied. Just like in illustrator. And see here, the entire group has been copied. Similarly, not an empty group, you can actually copy the layer as well. In the same way, you will use this move tool with alt and you can move it. So, I hope you guys have understood till now. There are a few things here regarding the group. Let’s stop now. I will definitely explain you in the upcoming classes. That’s all for today’s class. I hope you guys liked it. 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